[Chapter XXIII—The Lair of the Bad Men]
Chunky laughs at his companions’ distress. Lieutenant Wingate invites his nephew out for a “paddle.” Stacy makes an important discovery. Plunder found in the bandits’ cave. The log that was chained down. Bullets drive the Overlanders from their quest.
[Chapter XXIV—Making a Last Stand]
The Overland Riders are fired on by the mountain ruffians. Imprisoned by dynamite in the robbers’ cave. A battle that came to a sudden end. Sheriff Ford to the rescue. Mother Jones’ career is ended.
GRACE HARLOWE’S OVERLAND RIDERS IN THE HIGH SIERRAS
CHAPTER I
OLD FRIENDS GET TOGETHER
“Who is this Stacy Brown that you girls are speaking of?” questioned Emma Dean as the Overland girls sat down to dinner in Grace Harlowe’s hospitable Haven Home.
“He is my Hippy’s nephew,” Nora Wingate informed her. “You will like ‘Chunky,’ as he is known to his friends, and I promise you that he will keep this outfit from getting lonely,” added Nora laughingly.
“He was one of the members of the Pony Rider Boys’ outfit,” volunteered Grace. “You know we have heard of them several times on our journeyings. They used to go out in search of adventure every summer, so Stacy is a seasoned campaigner. We shall need him where we are going, too.”